Cm6(add9addb5) Diminished

The Cm6(add9addb5) chord is built from the notes C – Eb – Gb – A.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Also known as

Cm6(addb5)Cm6(b5)Cmin6(b5)

Chord tones, one by one

CRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — C.

EbThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

GbFifth

Diminished fifth (♭5)

Six semitones — a flat fifth. Creates instability, typical of m7♭5 and diminished chords.

AExtension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

🎼 Related scales

Whole-half diminished

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole-half diminished scale.

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz

m6(add9addb5) in every key

Cm6(add9addb5)C#m6(add9addb5)Dbm6(add9addb5)Dm6(add9addb5)Ebm6(add9addb5)Em6(add9addb5)Fm6(add9addb5)F#m6(add9addb5)Gbm6(add9addb5)Gm6(add9addb5)Abm6(add9addb5)Am6(add9addb5)Bbm6(add9addb5)Bm6(add9addb5)

More C chords

Cmaj Cadd13 Cadd15 Cadd2 Cadd9 C6(#4)Cadd#13 Cadd#9 Cadd11 Cadd9(#4)Caddb13 Caddb9 Cma 6/9 Cmajadd9add11 C6/9(#4)C6/9add11 C6/9add13 C6/9add15 Cm C-6

More C chords from Whole-half diminished

C-maj7 Cdim7 C-(maj11b5)C-6(add9addb5)Cm(maj9b5)Cdim713 Cdim9 Cmindim11 Co(add#5)C-6(b5#9)